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Plymouth sleeper portion Today at 12:16 #160536
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Hi all, I am currently trying to work out the arrangements for the attachment (crucially) and detachment of the Plymouth sleeper portion that existed during the early years of FGW until 2006. I have the following worked out thus far:

Down

1C99 arrive Plymouth P4
08 (running from where -- Laira or already at Plymouth?) attaches to rear of set and detached 1x Mk3 SLEP
08 shunts Mk3 SLEP to P8 and berths
Returns to Laira on 5C99 09+18 Plymouth - LA

Up

5A99 19+32 LA - Plymouth arrive Plymouth P8 (berths country end)
1V74 arrives Plymouth P8 London end to form 5V74 to depot
1A40 arrive Plymouth P7
?????

My main questions are:
What shunts the Up sleeper portion onto the set -- train loco (as 08 has returned to depot after 5A99) or 08?
What are the arrangements for the above with regards to what goes where? Somewhat confused as the SLEP would have to be 'picked up' from the country end as 5V74 would be in front of it which precludes a straight "loco off - pick up coach - set back and off"
If the 08 shunts on the Up sleeper portion, does it remain at Plymouth for the Down or go back to Laira in the meantime?

Any help much appreciated

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